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Elias Simuntu is today one of the most successful farmers in Uganda. Apart from being assured of stable income every farming season, Simuntu leads a farmers group that sells food commodities to WFP and other major food buyers. But not all farmers are able to sell to WFP even after it launched the Purchase for progress to buy direct from farmers.
The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has called for more funding and planning to implement the East Africa Community and economic and political integration projects. He says that East African countries are repeating great benefits from the economic integration efforts so far achieved. Kikwete said this while delivering the State of the East African […]
By Gerald Businge Software and web-search giants Google on Monday November 1st, 2009 launched the online Google Trader pilot in Uganda to connect sellers and buyers of goods and services, including in agriculture. Google Trader online is part of the SMS-based services that the company launched in June 2009 in Uganda. The service is aimed […]
Ultimate Media The Parliamentary Public Accounts committee has rejected another request by former Local Government minister, Hope Mwesigye to appear before the committee. Mwesigye, the minister for Agriculture wrote a letter to the committee chairperson, Nandala Mafabi seeking audience today to clarify reports by the Auditor General on the 631 million shillings decoration contract […]
Ultimate Media The state Minister for Microfinance, Ruth Nankabirwa has said that the Microfinance regulatory body may be out before budget reading in June this year. Nankabirwa says the regulatory body will ensure increased access to loan facilities as well as protection of the borrowers against exploitation by the banks. She was speaking […]
Microfinance institutions are the main source of financing for many farmers across the country. Many MFIs have a strict regime of repayment, from over 3% interest rate per month to weekly repayment instalments. Farming is not only a long-term activity, but also risky as farmers are faced with vagaries of weather, pests and diseases as […]
Ultimate Media The Minister of Uganda for Agriculture, Hope Mwesigye has accused the Parliamentary Public Accounts committee (PAC) of attempting to damage her reputation. This follows today’s media reports in Kampala that she walked out on the committee probing the misuse of CHOGM funds. Minister Mwesigye was required to appear before PAC to answer […]
Ultimate Media Parliament’s public accounts has deferred further hearing of the minister of Uganda for Agriculture, Hope Mwesigye’s testimony in the probe of funds spent during the Common Wealth Heads of Government meeting in 2007. Agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye had been summoned to explain her role in the city beautification process, which she supervised […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 1st International Federation for Information Processing Workshop on Research Voices from Africa ICT and Development Workshop in Uganda. As the world continuously embraces the various forms of Information and Communication Technologies, the time is right for Africa as a continent to address […]
Ultimate Media In order to solve the increasing water needs of cattle keepers, the government of Uganda is planning to set up a bulldozer tractor hire scheme in cattle keeping areas of Nkole, Karamoja, Ntungamo and Nakasongola among others. The tractors are going to help herdsmen to dig their own valley dams. The State Minister […]